Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. A recently published study by an international group of ...

The negative impact of metals in polluted lakes on aquatic organisms may also adversely affect insectivorous birds on land. This is the conclusion of a dissertation from the Industrial Doctoral School ...

When a region's native biodiversity suffers, pollination often declines, meaning lower yields of fruits, vegetables, and ...

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Vol. 120, No. 3 (Sep., 2008), pp. 531-544 (14 pages) I examined how High Andean insectivorous birds partition resources in remnant Polylepis forest patches at three ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract To assess the impact of habitat fragmentation on tropical avian communities, we sampled lowland forest birds on six land-bridge islands and ...

An agricultural insecticide suspected of being behind the collapse of bee colonies in all parts of the world is apparently also triggering a fall in bird populations, a study indicates. The pesticides ...

WASHINGTON: Birds around the world eat 400 to 500 million metric tonnes of beetles, flies, ants, moths, aphids, grasshoppers, crickets and other arthropod per year, claims a study. The research ...

(Beyond Pesticides, December 5, 2025) A study published this month in Environmental Pollution analyzes the role of neonicotinoid insecticide exposure on bird populations, finding a significant ...

A class of pesticides linked to colony collapse disorder in bee colonies has now been linked to a dramatic decline in insectivorous bird populations. Disturbingly, this could also mean that other ...

The world's insectivorous birds consume annually 400 to 500 million tons of prey and thereby use as much energy as the megacity New York. This is demonstrated by zoologists in the journal The Science ...